Political Quotes

“I have enjoyed the discussion on the Marketplace Fairness Act. It is nice to have a good debate and I am looking forward to voting on amendments that are here. I wish to address two or three points that have been made during the debate. The first is about what we call here regular order. What we mean by that is that the bill was introduced, it goes to a committee, and the committee reports it to the floor, and we bring it up on the floor, and we have a debate and then we vote on it. We want to see more of that around here. Well, the problem with this bill is that the Finance Committee would not act on it. Let's be straightforward about it. This bill has been around a long time. The Finance Committee chairman is the only one who can schedule a hearing and cause it to be acted on. He did not want to do that, despite the fact that we asked him to do it. So as a result, the majority leader used a procedure that brings the bill to the floor. To underscore that, let me ask unanimous consent to have printed in the Record a timeline for the Marketplace Fairness Act. It details the steps we have taken since 2001. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: Marketplace Fairness Timeline 107th Congress (2001-2002) S. 512, Internet Tax Moratorium and Equity Act, Senator Byron Dorgan--introduced 3/9/2001, Referred to: Senate Finance, Finance Committee hearing--8/1/2001. S.…”